A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Three die in West Bank clashes
JENIN - A Palestinian bomber blew himself up and Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in clashes yesterday in the town of Jenin in the West Bank, security sources and Palestinian witnesses said.
Violence also flared up in the city of Ramallah, where gunmen opened fire on the home of interior minister Nasser Yousef.
Mr Yousef, who was home at the time, was unhurt, but three gunmen were wounded, one critically. - (Reuters)
Sharon's brain bleed 'absorbed'
JERUSALEM - A scan of Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's brain yesterday showed that traces of bleeding had been absorbed and there was no need for further draining of fluid, the hospital said.
"The prime minister's heart rate is regular and body temperature is normal," said a statement from Hadassah hospital, where Mr Sharon is in what doctors described as a critical but stable condition after being incapacitated by a massive stroke last week. - (Reuters)
Mongolia PM in power struggle
ULAN BATOR - Mongolia's prime minister told parliament yesterday that a rival party's move to sink his government was "poisonous", but said he would accept parliament's final decision on the fate of his administration.
The day ended with parliament agreeing to continue discussion today, when there may be a vote on whether or not to dismiss the government.
The People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) tried to regain control on Wednesday when more than half the cabinet, all from the MPRP, turned in their resignations. - (Reuters)
German cannibal returns for retrial
FRANKFURT - A convicted German cannibal returned to court yesterday for a retrial to determine if his killing and eating of a willing victim amounted to murder.
Armin Meiwes was first sentenced in January 2004 to 8 years for manslaughter, but the Supreme Court ruled last April that the judges had been too lenient and ordered a retrial.
- (Reuters)
Chile set to have woman president
SANTIAGO - Socialist Michelle Bachelet is likely to be elected Chile's first woman president, beating her rightist rival by at least five percentage points, a new poll said yesterday.
In the survey by Market Opinion Research International, MORI, 45 per cent of those polled said they would vote for Ms Bachelet in Sunday's election, and 40 per cent said they would vote for billionaire Sebastian Pinera, a candidate for the rightist alliance. - (Reuters)